[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 1439]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        IN MEMORY OF AMANDA ROS

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 9, 2011

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in remembrance of Amanda Ros, 
the mother of our colleague Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. Amanda was a proud 
mother, who taught her daughter Ileana to live life to the fullest.
  Amanda was known for her loving personality and her positive outlook 
on life. Ileana has said that her mother was the glue that held her 
family together and that she always placed Ileana and her brother in 
the center of her universe.
  Amanda was a devoted and faithful wife. She was married to her 
husband, Enrique Ros, for 65 years, overcoming the naysayers that said 
a marriage between a Catholic man and Jewish woman could not last. In 
fact, Enrique held his wife in the highest esteem and has stated that 
she was always able to bring out the best in him.
  Amanda's life was also marked by her devotion to freedom and 
democracy. Throughout her life she strove with her husband to bring 
freedom, democracy and liberty to Cuba.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in remembering Amanda Ros, 
whose legacy as a loving mother and wife, and firm believer in freedom 
and liberty will continue to benefit others well into the future. I 
extend my sincerest condolences to our colleague Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, 
her brother, her father Enrique Ros and Amanda's four grandchildren.

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